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Spirit Air Negotiations Update

The Spirit Air Negotiating Team met from February 26 thru February 28, successfully negotiating and tentatively agreeing on the following articles: Training Reduction in Force & Severance Uniforms Preamble Purpose of Agreement Recognition and Job Security Voluntary Time Off We continue to make progress towards our inaugural Collective Bargaining Agreement. We are tentatively scheduled to…

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Garcia, Mayes, Swear In Local 513 Executive Board

  On Monday, February 24, TWU Executive Vice President Alex Garcia and Air Division Director Mike Mayes swore in members of Local 513’s Executive Board in Texas. “I think it’s a privilege to be part of something that can seem so routine, but actually is a crucial part of our union’s future,” Garcia said. “I…

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Statement: Public Transit Safety Should Not Be Trusted to Heartless Robots

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2020 Contact: Travis Reuther – treuther@twu.org Statement: Public Transit Safety Should Not Be Trusted to Heartless Robots In response to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s decision to suspend service on driverless vehicles in Columbus, OH after a rider was injured when a shuttle abruptly stopped for unknown reasons, the following…

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AA Update: Contract Language Talks Progress

February 22, 2020 The full negotiating committees continued to meet this week in Dallas, TX to write the remaining language needed to secure the final contract from the Agreement in Principle made with American Airlines. With a few exceptions, the bulk of that work is now done. Our next task is to work with our…

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